Agile Contracts in the Thames Valley

Agile Software Development
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Agile skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Agile over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 7 3
Rank change year-on-year +2 -4 -1
Contract jobs citing Agile 243 355 613
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 16.08% 13.22% 20.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.32% 15.17% 22.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 165 248 461
10th Percentile £375 £407 £400
25th Percentile £465 £465 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £620 £619
90th Percentile £700 £688 £688
South East median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - +6.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 19 5
10th Percentile £87.20 £27.21 £22.20
25th Percentile £87.41 £41.88 £22.50
Median hourly rate £89.53 £53.03 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.82% -24.24% +6.87%
75th Percentile £93.39 £59.95 £75.75
90th Percentile £94.66 £60.26 -
South East median hourly rate £60.50 £58.30 £55.00
% change year-on-year +3.77% +6.00% +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Agile falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,403 2,340 2,682
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 92.85% 87.12% 91.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 851 1,306 1,860
10th Percentile £300 £213 £320
25th Percentile £413 £369 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £605 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £508
% change year-on-year - -1.53% +1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 170 62
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.30 £18.60
25th Percentile £14.54 £19.48 £24.86
Median hourly rate £32.05 £45.00 £51.25
Median % change year-on-year -28.78% -12.20% +192.86%
75th Percentile £62.44 £64.57 £66.21
90th Percentile £78.03 £85.65 £79.19
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -41.05% -5.00% +122.22%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Agile as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Agile in the Thames Valley

Agile
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Agile in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Agile in the Thames Valley

Agile
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Agile in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Agile in the Thames Valley

Agile
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Agile in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Agile in the Thames Valley

Agile
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire +3 187 £560 -2.61% 150
Buckinghamshire -3 36 £546 -0.68% 58
Oxfordshire +1 20 £550 +22.22% 101
Agile
South East

Agile
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (2.06%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.65%) Confluence
3 2 (0.82%) Apache
3 2 (0.82%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.41%) Camunda
4 1 (0.41%) CMS
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.41%) Oracle Service Bus
4 1 (0.41%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.41%) Smallworld
Applications
1 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.41%) Simulink
3 1 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (4.53%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (3.70%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 4 (1.65%) Primavera
4 2 (0.82%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.41%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.41%) Maximo
5 1 (0.41%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.41%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.41%) Oracle Retail
5 1 (0.41%) Remedy AR System
5 1 (0.41%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 61 (25.10%) Azure
2 34 (13.99%) Azure DevOps
3 26 (10.70%) AWS
4 16 (6.58%) Azure Data Factory
5 13 (5.35%) Power Platform
6 12 (4.94%) SaaS
7 9 (3.70%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 8 (3.29%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (3.29%) Serverless
9 7 (2.88%) GCP
10 6 (2.47%) Azure API Management
10 6 (2.47%) Azure Service Bus
11 5 (2.06%) Amazon EKS
11 5 (2.06%) Oracle CX
12 4 (1.65%) Azure Monitor
12 4 (1.65%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (1.65%) Power Automate
12 4 (1.65%) PowerApps
13 3 (1.23%) Azure Functions
13 3 (1.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.06%) SD-WAN
2 4 (1.65%) HTTP
3 3 (1.23%) Broadband
3 3 (1.23%) Radio Access Network
4 2 (0.82%) 2G
4 2 (0.82%) 3G
4 2 (0.82%) 4G
4 2 (0.82%) 5G
4 2 (0.82%) Firewall
5 1 (0.41%) BGP
5 1 (0.41%) DHCP
5 1 (0.41%) DNS
5 1 (0.41%) Ethernet VPN
5 1 (0.41%) GPON
5 1 (0.41%) MPLS
5 1 (0.41%) Network Security
5 1 (0.41%) SSL
5 1 (0.41%) VoIP
5 1 (0.41%) VPN
5 1 (0.41%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.70%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.88%) Power BI
3 5 (2.06%) Big Data
3 5 (2.06%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (2.06%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.65%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (1.65%) Data Lake
4 4 (1.65%) NoSQL
4 4 (1.65%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (1.23%) RDBMS
6 2 (0.82%) BigQuery
6 2 (0.82%) DocumentDB
6 2 (0.82%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.82%) MS Access
7 1 (0.41%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.41%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.41%) Impala
7 1 (0.41%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 19 (7.82%) JIRA
2 18 (7.41%) Git
3 15 (6.17%) Selenium
4 5 (2.06%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.65%) GitLab
5 4 (1.65%) SpecFlow
6 3 (1.23%) Cucumber
6 3 (1.23%) JUnit
6 3 (1.23%) Mockito
6 3 (1.23%) Postman
7 2 (0.82%) JMeter
7 2 (0.82%) QARun
7 2 (0.82%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.82%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.82%) WinRunner
8 1 (0.41%) Axure RP
8 1 (0.41%) DbUnit
8 1 (0.41%) jMock
8 1 (0.41%) VectorCAST
8 1 (0.41%) WebDriver
General
1 67 (27.57%) Social Skills
2 54 (22.22%) Finance
2 54 (22.22%) Telecoms
3 35 (14.40%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (13.58%) Manufacturing
4 33 (13.58%) Public Sector
5 25 (10.29%) Marketing
6 24 (9.88%) Electronics
7 8 (3.29%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (2.47%) Billing
9 5 (2.06%) Retail
10 3 (1.23%) Aerospace
10 3 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.82%) Agriculture
11 2 (0.82%) Legal
11 2 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.41%) Automotive
12 1 (0.41%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.41%) Law
12 1 (0.41%) Police
Job Titles
1 48 (19.75%) Architect
2 35 (14.40%) Analyst
3 30 (12.35%) Developer
4 23 (9.47%) Project Manager
5 22 (9.05%) Lead
6 21 (8.64%) Active Directory Architect
6 21 (8.64%) Business Analyst
7 20 (8.23%) Senior
8 10 (4.12%) Azure Developer
9 9 (3.70%) Data Analyst
9 9 (3.70%) Full-Stack Developer
10 7 (2.88%) Consultant
10 7 (2.88%) Delivery Manager
10 7 (2.88%) Designer
10 7 (2.88%) Product Owner
10 7 (2.88%) Scrum Master
10 7 (2.88%) Service Manager
10 7 (2.88%) Solutions Architect
11 6 (2.47%) Security Auditor
11 6 (2.47%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (8.64%) Web Services
2 18 (7.41%) REST
3 16 (6.58%) HTML
4 14 (5.76%) CSS
5 13 (5.35%) .NET
6 11 (4.53%) ADO
6 11 (4.53%) JSON
7 9 (3.70%) SOAP
8 7 (2.88%) XML
9 5 (2.06%) .NET Framework
9 5 (2.06%) ASP.NET Web API
9 5 (2.06%) PySpark
10 4 (1.65%) Ajax
10 4 (1.65%) AngularJS
10 4 (1.65%) Middleware
10 4 (1.65%) React
11 3 (1.23%) ActiveMQ
11 3 (1.23%) Hibernate
11 3 (1.23%) Spring
11 3 (1.23%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 24 (9.88%) Product Ownership
2 15 (6.17%) Renewable Energy
3 9 (3.70%) Life Science
4 8 (3.29%) Data Protection Act
4 8 (3.29%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (2.88%) Onboarding
6 6 (2.47%) Cloud Native
6 6 (2.47%) CMDB
7 5 (2.06%) Algorithms
7 5 (2.06%) Frameworx
7 5 (2.06%) Management Information System
7 5 (2.06%) Mobile App
7 5 (2.06%) Public Cloud
7 5 (2.06%) TM Forum
8 4 (1.65%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (1.65%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (1.65%) IoT
8 4 (1.65%) PMI
9 3 (1.23%) Cyberattack
9 3 (1.23%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 29 (11.93%) Windows
2 4 (1.65%) Linux
2 4 (1.65%) Unix
3 1 (0.41%) CentOS
3 1 (0.41%) VMS
3 1 (0.41%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (22.22%) DevOps
2 53 (21.81%) Problem-Solving
3 47 (19.34%) Stakeholder Management
4 45 (18.52%) Scrum
5 43 (17.70%) Test Automation
6 41 (16.87%) Project Management
7 36 (14.81%) Waterfall
8 33 (13.58%) Roadmaps
9 31 (12.76%) Business Intelligence
9 31 (12.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 30 (12.35%) Programme Management
11 25 (10.29%) Migration
12 24 (9.88%) Digital Marketing
12 24 (9.88%) ITIL
13 23 (9.47%) CI/CD
13 23 (9.47%) Continuous Improvement
14 21 (8.64%) Identity Access Management
15 20 (8.23%) Change Management
15 20 (8.23%) User Stories
16 18 (7.41%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 39 (16.05%) SQL
2 33 (13.58%) Python
3 23 (9.47%) PowerShell
4 22 (9.05%) C#
5 18 (7.41%) Java
6 17 (7.00%) JavaScript
7 3 (1.23%) C
7 3 (1.23%) PL/SQL
7 3 (1.23%) Shell Script
7 3 (1.23%) T-SQL
7 3 (1.23%) TypeScript
7 3 (1.23%) VB
8 2 (0.82%) Bicep
8 2 (0.82%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.41%) Embedded C
9 1 (0.41%) Magik
9 1 (0.41%) R
9 1 (0.41%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 57 (23.46%) Security Cleared
2 31 (12.76%) SC Cleared
3 29 (11.93%) DV Cleared
4 23 (9.47%) Degree
5 10 (4.12%) PMI Certification
6 7 (2.88%) Master's Degree
6 7 (2.88%) PMP
7 5 (2.06%) CCNP
7 5 (2.06%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.65%) MCSE
8 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.82%) APMP
9 2 (0.82%) ISEB
9 2 (0.82%) PgMP
9 2 (0.82%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 1 (0.41%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.41%) CISSP
10 1 (0.41%) IIBA
10 1 (0.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (9.05%) QA
2 14 (5.76%) PMO
3 10 (4.12%) NCSC
4 6 (2.47%) GDPR
5 5 (2.06%) Data Quality
5 5 (2.06%) NIST
6 4 (1.65%) PMBOK
7 2 (0.82%) ISO 26262
8 1 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.41%) DO-178B
8 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.41%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.41%) SLA
System Software
1 25 (10.29%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.29%) Docker
3 7 (2.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.23%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.41%) Postfix
5 1 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.41%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 9 (3.70%) Kubernetes
1 9 (3.70%) Terraform
2 3 (1.23%) Amdocs OSS
2 3 (1.23%) Ansible
3 2 (0.82%) Grafana
3 2 (0.82%) Kibana
3 2 (0.82%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.41%) Docker Swarm
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.41%) Podman
4 1 (0.41%) Puppet
4 1 (0.41%) SCCM
4 1 (0.41%) SCOM
4 1 (0.41%) WSUS
Vendors
1 39 (16.05%) SAP
2 29 (11.93%) Microsoft
3 22 (9.05%) Oracle
4 17 (7.00%) ServiceNow
5 11 (4.53%) VMware
6 8 (3.29%) Salesforce
7 7 (2.88%) Databricks
8 6 (2.47%) OpenAI
9 5 (2.06%) Snow
10 4 (1.65%) Google
10 4 (1.65%) Virgin Media
11 3 (1.23%) Cisco
11 3 (1.23%) Cramer
11 3 (1.23%) Dynatrace
11 3 (1.23%) Remedy
12 2 (0.82%) Citrix
12 2 (0.82%) Infoblox
12 2 (0.82%) Splunk
12 2 (0.82%) Xamarin
13 1 (0.41%) Intel